Adrian Peterson was suspended without pay by the NFL for the remainder of the NFL season, the league announced on Tuesday. Petertson faces on charges of reckless or negligent injury toward his 4-year-old son. He was indicted in Texas in September, briefly jailed and suspended by the Vikings. It's doubtful he will play this season. (Hannah Foslien/Getty Images)

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Kurt Busch

Busch had many run-ins with NASCAR drivers and media members over the year, but his alleged set-to with Driscoll could be the worst of the bunch. A court hearing on their alleged altercation in his motorhome in September led to a hearing in which Driscoll claims Busch struck her and choked her. Busch denied the claims. NASCAR was watching to see if action was necessary against its 2004 Cup champion. (Will Schneekloth/Getty Images)

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Ray Rice

Rice was released by the Baltimore Ravens and suspended indefinitely by the NFL after video surfaced of Rice assaulting fiancee Janay Palmer, now his wife. (Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

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Darren Sharper

After pleading guilty to charges in a Los Angeles rape case, this former NFL star ws wanted in New Orleans on similar charges. Police in three others states wanted him in connection with sexual assaults. It's a shocking, sad story about a former football star ensnared in shocking allegations of disgraceful conduction.(AP Photo)

Varlamov, top goalie for the NHL's Colorado Avalanche, was accused of assaulting his girlfriend, kicking her in the chest and dragging her by the hair. He was scheduled to appear before a judge Oct. 31.

He surrendered to police Wednesday, after practicing with the team that day. He was arrested on suspicion of second-degree kidnapping and third-degree assault.

His arrest warrant details the alleged assault, which took place Monday. In addition to kicking the woman, police say Varlamov, 25, told her in Russian that if this were Russia, he would have beat her more.

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Tejada becomes the latest baseball player banned for a failed drug test on Aug. 17 when he was ordered out for 105 games. He suspension was tied to an amphetamine. A person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press that Tejada tested positive for Adderall, a substance the 39-year-old has used to treat Attention Deficit Disorder. He apologized to Royals fans in a statement released by the players' union. (Gregory Bull/AP)

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Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Riley Cooper meets with the media at NFL football training camp on July 31, 2013, in Philadelphia. Cooper has been fined by the team for making a racial slur at a Kenny Chesney concert that was caught on video, leading him to say he's "ashamed and disgusted" with himself. (Yong Kim/Philadelphia Daily News/AP)

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Aaron Hernandez

The former New England Patriots tight end is accused of murder in the death of Odin Lloyd, a semipro football player and an associate of Hernandez's. (Twitter)

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Alex Rodriguez

The baseball superstar spent years denying he used PEDs before Sports Illustrated reported in 2009 that he tested positive for two steroids in MLB's anonymous survey while with the Texas Rangers in 2003. Two days later, he admitted in an ESPN interview that he used PEDs over a three-year period. He has denied using PEDs after 2003.

But in 2013, a weekly Miami newspaper accused him and other players of buying human growth hormone and other PEDS from a Miami-area clinic. He denied the charges. (Kathy Willens/AP)

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Pete Rose

Cincinnati Reds great Pete Rose admitted to betting on baseball, and it was that behavior that led to being banned from the game. Despite some public sentiment to have him reinstated, those calls have gone unanswered thus far by MLB. (Al Behrman/AP)

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Michael Vick

Michael Vick was greeted by boos after leaving a Virginia courtroom following his arraignment on dogfighting charges. Vick was sentenced to nearly two years in prison for his role in a dogfighting ring, but has made it back to the NFL to resume his career and resurrect his image. (Haraz N. Ghanbari/AP)

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Barry Bonds

Barry Bonds broke Mark McGwire's single-season home run record and is now baseball's all-time home run king with 762, but his name too has been widely linked to steroid use. (Jay Drowns/Sporting News Archive)

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Roger Clemens

Roger Clemens' name is another one that's been linked to steroid use, but he was found not guilty of lying to Congress about denying performance-enhancing drug use. Clemens has Hall of Fame-worthy numbers, but the Hall voting bloc kept him out of the Hall this year. (Alex Brandon/AP)

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Sammy Sosa

Sammy Sosa also has denied steroid use, although his numbers (he was second to Mark McGwire in the 1998 home run race, hitting 66) suggest otherwise. (Gerald Herbert/AP)

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Marion Jones

Marion Jones was the sweetheart of the 2000 Olympics, winning five medals (three golds), but she later admitted to performance-enhancing drug use during those Games. She also served jail time after pleading guilty to lying to federal investigators about it. (Mary Altaffer/AP)

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Ben Johnson

Ben Johnson won gold in the 100 meters in the 1988 Summer Olympics in a record-setting 9.79 seconds, but he was stripped of his title shortly after because of steroid use. (AP Photo)

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'Shoeless' Joe Jackson

"Shoeless" Joe Jackson was banned from the game after his involvement in the 1919 Black Sox Scandal, which saw the Chicago White Sox fix World Series games from that year. (Charles M. Conlon / Sporting News)

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Reggie Bush

USC star Reggie Bush is the only player to ever have the Heisman Trophy stripped from his possession after it was later learned that he accepted illegal benefits as a member of the Trojans team. Bush never admitted to the wrongdoing, however. (Julie Jacobson/AP)

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Plaxico Burress

Plaxico Burress was sentenced to two years in prison after accidentally shooting himself in the thigh at a nightclub and later reaching a plea deal on weapons charges. His problem was carrying the gun without a permit. (Marc Hermann/AP)

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Tiki Barber

Former Giants RB star Tiki Barber left his wife, who was pregnant with twins, to marry Traci Lynn Johnson. It ruined his post-football career in TV in the process. (Charles Sykes/AP)

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John Rocker

John Rocker was once the talk of baseball simply for his ability to save games and blow away batters while doing it. After the 1999 season, Rocker told Sports Illustrated of whether he'd ever consider playing in New York, "I'd retire first. It's the most hectic, nerve-racking city. Imagine having to take the 7 Train to the ballpark looking like you're riding through Beirut next to some kid with purple hair, next to some queer with AIDS, right next to some dude who just got out of jail for the fourth time, right next to some 20-year-old mom with four kids. It's depressing." Rocker never enjoyed that same level of 1999 success again in his career. (Erik S. Lesser/AP)

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Fred Smoot

Who's Fred Smoot, you say? Smoot was among four players charged in the infamous Minnesota Vikings' boat party sex scandal in 2006. Smoot said at of the incident: "I regret tarnishing the reputation of the Minnesota Vikings and the National Football League." His career ended after the 2009 season. (Ann Heisenfelt/AP)

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Jeremy Mayfield

Jeremy Mayfield has been suspended from NASCAR since 2009, when he allegedly tested positive for methamphetamines. He recently has been trying to get back in the sport after dropping his ongoing legal battle with NASCAR over his suspension, but other legal challenges may prevent that. (Chuck Burton/AP)

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Denny McLain

In 1968, Denny McLain was the toast of baseball when he became the first 30-game winner in 34 years and helped lead the Detroit Tigers to the World Series championship. But just two years later, his life and career started to careen out of control as he was suspended three times because of involvement with illegal gambling operations and other transgressions. His career was over before he was 30, and the two-time Cy Young winner eventually was convicted on charges of embezzlement and served time in prison. His post-baseball life has included several arrests, most recently in 2011. (AP Photo)

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Lenny Dykstra

Former baseball star Lenny Dykstra was sentenced to three years in prison in 2012 because his scam to lease high-end automobiles from dealerships by providing fraudulent information and claiming credit through a phony business showed sophistication and extensive planning. (Nick Ut/AP)

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Jose Canseco

Jose Canseco openly admitted steroid use in his career, and he's still struggling for acceptance within the game for outing some of his teammates, too. (Chuck Fadely/AP)

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Rae Carruth

Rae Carruth arranged the Nov. 1999 shooting of Cherica Adams, a woman who was eight months pregnant with their child at the time. Though Adams didn't make it, their son did. Carruth is now jailed on charges of conspiracy to commit murder. (Jeff Siner/AP)

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O.J. Simpson

O.J. Simpson was acquitted on double murder charges against his wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman, but many people suspect he did it. Simpson was a familiar, likable face in commercials prior to those charges, and that followed a highly successful football career. Simpson is now jailed on armed robbery and kidnapping charges after he tried to recover memorabilia stolen from him. (Doug C. Pizac/AP)

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Lance Armstrong

Lance Armstrong became an inspiration for cancer survivors by winning the Tour de France seven straight times, but now he appears ready to admit that his victories came with the aid of performance-enhancing drugs after vehemently denying such claims for several years. (Christophe Ena/AP)

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Tonya Harding

Tonya Harding thought the best way to beat Nancy Kerrigan on the ice was by having her beaten. So prior to the 1994 U.S. Skating Championships, a Harding associate clubbed Kerrigan's knee prior to the competition, leaving Kerrigan unable to skate. Harding won the event (her title was later stripped), but both skaters ended up going to the Olympics. Kerrigan won silver, while Harding finished eighth. For Harding's involvement in the beating, she got probation. (Merline Summers/AP)

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Tiger Woods

Tiger Woods' admitted infidelities brought down the image of the world's top golfer in 2010 and ended his marriage to Elin Nordegren. The couple had two children, including daughter Sam. Woods still hasn't won a major since his personal life crumbled. (Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP)

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Ryan Braun

The Milwaukee Brewers slugger became the first MLB player to be suspended for his involvement with Biogenesis, a defunct South Florida anti-aging clinic that allegedly sold PEDs to players. He's since admitted to using steroids in 2011, when he claimed National League MVP honors.

Braun is sitting out the remainder of the 2013 season (65 games). "I am not perfect. I realize now that I have made some mistakes. I am willing to accept the consequences of those actions," Braun said in a statement. (Morry Gash/AP)

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Mark McGwire

Mark McGwire set the single season home run record in 1998 by hitting 70 round-trippers, but that Herculean effort came after admitting to steroid use. However, McGwire believes that the steroids did not help him hit home runs. He took them only for health reasons. (Gene J. Puskar/AP)

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Mike Tyson

Mike Tyson may be best known for biting off a piece of Evander Holyfield's ear during a 1997 match, but his most egregious sin was being sentenced to six years in prison in 1992 for rape and deviate conduct. (Jeff Atteberry/AP)

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Sam Hurd

While NFL teammates and friends knew Hurd as a hardworking wide receiver and married father, authorities say he was fashioning a separate identity as a wannabe drug kingpin with a focus on "high-end deals" and a need for large amounts of cocaine and marijuana. (AP Photo)

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Two cases involving marijuana had this University of Missouri wide receiver on school officials' radar. It was an alleged break-in and subsequent treatment of women involved that led to DGB's suspension and then dismissal from the Tigers football team.

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Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson speaks during a news conference in Philadelphia. Jackson was released, coincidentally on the same day that an explosive story about Jackson’s alleged connection to gang members in Los Angeles was reported in NJ.com. (Matt Rouke/AP)

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John Boyett

Boyett, 24, was released by the Broncos following a bizarre incident that led to his Oct. 22 arrest. According to court records obtained by The Denver Post, he "drunkenly head-butted and punched a cab driver, stole a shovel from a construction site then tried to hide from officers by covering himself in mulch." (AP Photo)

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Gilbert Arenas

Gilbert Arenas was suspended a considerable portion of the 2009-10 season after pleading guilty to carrying an unlicensed gun. He brought the unloaded gun to work with him after he had a dispute with teammate Javaris Crittendon over gambling debts. (Matt Slocum/AP)